. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. NG ARTHUR, KINGURIENS, AND SIR ACCOLONOF GAUL, CHASED AN HART,AND OF THEIR MARVELLOUSADVENTURES, AND HOW KINGARTHUR AND ACCOLON TOOKUPON THEM TO DO it befell that Arthur and manyof his knights rode a-hunting into agreat forest, and it happed King Arthur, King Uriens, andSir Accolon of Gaul, followed a great hart, for they threewere well horsed, and so they chased so fast that within awhile they three were then ten mile from their at the last they chased so sore that they slew their horsesunderneath them
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. NG ARTHUR, KINGURIENS, AND SIR ACCOLONOF GAUL, CHASED AN HART,AND OF THEIR MARVELLOUSADVENTURES, AND HOW KINGARTHUR AND ACCOLON TOOKUPON THEM TO DO it befell that Arthur and manyof his knights rode a-hunting into agreat forest, and it happed King Arthur, King Uriens, andSir Accolon of Gaul, followed a great hart, for they threewere well horsed, and so they chased so fast that within awhile they three were then ten mile from their at the last they chased so sore that they slew their horsesunderneath them. Then were they all three on foot, andever they saw the hart afore them passing weary and em-bushed. What will we do ? said King Arthur, we are hardbestead. Let us go on foot, said King Uriens, till we maymeet with some lodging. Then were they ware of the hartthat lay on a great water bank, and a brachet biting onhis throat, and more other hounds came after. Then KingArthur blew the prise and dight the hart. Then the king looked about the world, and saw afore. 34 OF KING ARTHUR him in a great water a little ship, all apparelled with silkdown to the water, and the ship came right unto them andlanded on the sands. Then Arthur went to the bank andlooked in, and saw none earthly creature therein. Sirs,said the king, come thence, and let us see what is in thisship. So they went in all three, and found it richly be-hanged with cloth of silk. By then it was dark night, andthere suddenly were about them an hundred torches setupon all the sides of the ship boards, and it gave great light;and therewithal there came out twelve fair damosels andsaluted King Arthur on their knees, and called him by hisname, and said he was right welcome, and such cheer asthey had he should have of the best. The king thankedthem fair. Therewithal they led the king and his two fel-lows into a fair chamber, and there was a cloth laid, richlybeseen of all that longed unto a table, and there were theyserved of
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